The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1447 page)

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Mahe
na
(Skt., ‘great ruler’). In Hinduism, one of the older names of
iva
; the sun as a form of
iva.
Mahe
vara
(Skt., ‘Great Lord’). Epithet of
iva (also sometimes of
Vi
u
). He is the source of knowledge (
jñ
na
), will (iccha), and action (
kriya
).

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